Week's Happenings from Yankton Insane Asylum and More
Mrs. Betsey Wold of Highland, Minnehaha County, died after setting her clothes on fire at Yankton Insane Asylum on November 17. A coroner’s inquest found no blame, noting limited ward accommodations and safety measures. two other items report Jack the Slasher in Moody County, a near-empty Deep Creek Precinct election, and various regional notices including immigration, funds for a Dewey watch, and local crimes.
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Inmmate
Yankton Insane Asylum
Betsey Wold
Highland
Minnehaha County
Hospital For
Yankton
Death of Dennis Courtney in a ghastly runaway
Dennis Courtney, a Black horseman living near Sturgis, was killed in a roadside runaway last week after a quarrel with his wife over drinking. He was dragged against a wire fence, suffering severe facial injuries. once a Seventh Cavalry member under Custer, he had accumulated property in recent years.
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Dennis Courtney
Hors
Sturgis
Mr. Courtney
Courtney
Fapious Seventh Cavalry
Custer
Expensive Water System Planned by Homestake Mining Co
Homestake Mining Company of Lead started work on a water system budgeted at about 1.06 million dollars to feed stamp mills during dry seasons. The project taps Spearfish Creek twelve miles from Lead, uses bedrock intake, and aims to supply Lead Deadwood Lerrayville Central City and Terry Me with the purest water in the northern Hills. The system should take a year to complete and prevent valley farm disputes over water rights. Osborn of Howard failed to gain a war department battery post for service in the Philippines and then sought a civil position in Washington, with officials taking the inquiry under advisement.
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Homestake Mining Company
Lead
Spearfish Creek
Lawrence County
Spearfish
Deadwood
Lerrayille
Central City
Terry
Me. Osborn
O. M. Osborn
Howard
Washington
Philippines
South Dakota
War Department
Osborn
South Dakotan
Civil rulings in Huron bonds and saloon suit
Judge Catland awarded Isaac Elwood $8147.65 and Everett M. Warren $8450.50 against the city of Huron over bonds issued in 1890 for the state capital bid. Judge Carland granted a temporary injunction in Jesse Smiley v. Build ing and Loan Assoc. of Dakota, with a receiver to be appointed. Mrs. Norden sues Clark saloon defendants for $5000 and $8000 alleging damages from her husband’s liquor sale.
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United States
Sioux Falls
Catland
Isaac Elwood
Everett M. Warren
City of
Huron
Jesse Smiley
The
Building and Loan Association of Dakota
Aberdeen
Carland
Federal
Circuit Court of
Clark County
T. J. Barner
Kjos & Bjornethen
Clark
Norden
Longest Black Hills tunnel planned at Ragged Top
The American Mining Company of New Castle Wyoming begins a mile long tunnel at the base of Ragged Top Mountain, linking to a 1000 foot shaft from the summit. Estimated cost is 3 million dollars before ore is mined.
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American Mining Company of
Newcastle
Wyo
Ragged Top Mountain
Black Hills
Major John A Logan is Killed in Philippines Battle
The son of the "Black Eagle of Tilines" Maj John A Logan was killed commanding a charge at San Jacinto President Consoles Mother and Widow Gen Otis announces the death to Mrs Logan Gen Corbin sends Johnson to deliver the news at the White House The President and cabinet members respond with sympathy to the bereaved family
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McClelland
Paul T. Wilkes
Wilkes
Ireland
John McClelland
Sioux Falls
Mary McClelland
Margaret Hammill
Paul Wilkes
Paul Walkes
Atkinson
Yankton
Major
San Jacinto
John A. Logan
Black Eagle
Tilineis
Philippines
Gen
Otis
War T Department
Maj. Logan
Gen. Corbin
Maj. Johnson
White House
Youngstown
Ohio
National Soldiers’ Home
Washington
Wim. Meek
Catlettsburg
John Marion
John Adkins
Olympia
Downing
Barnett
Senatobia
Tenn
Thomas
Erie Railway
Vanderbilts
Gen. Nunez
Rivera
Havana
Texas
Southwest
Alabama Shipbuilding Company
Ensley
Senorita Luz Diaz
Diaz
Mexico
Francisco Rincon Gallardo
Miles Annual Report Shows Army Strength and Reforms
The War Department released the annual report of General Miles noting the army’s strength and distribution, the muster out of volunteer regiments, and proposals to discharge soldiers in San Francisco rather than Manila. Surgeon General Sternberg urges medical corps expansion and notes 1285 deaths in the regular army, with broader totals to mid-1899. The dispatch covers key deaths, including Maj. John A. Logan, and a major two hour clash near San Fabian where U.S. forces repelled insurgents and suffered casualties.
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Nele A. Miles
Army
War Department
Secretary of War
Department
Manila
United States
Otis
San Francisco
Sternberg
Spain
Volunteer Army
Poisoned ice cream figures in love rivalry case
A Philadelphia woman sent rival poison laced ice cream. A New York woman’s sweetheart was arrested for theft and then wed her. An Atchison man sues his wife for divorce after discovering her mourning style examination.
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Love
Philadelphia
New York
Atchison
Rise in National Banks and U S Education Efforts Highlighted
The advance sheets show national banks rising from 3,229 to 8,585 and deposits from 1.44 to 2.52 billion in ten years. Savings, state and private banks, and loan companies also grow with deposits reaching 6.77 billion, an 88 percent rise. Education figures compare Cuba and Porto Rico under US rule, while McKinley’s upcoming message hints at Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Secretary Gage plans a 25 million bond purchase to aid New York money markets. Admiral Dewey faces probes into Manila Bay actions and a court claim seeks 200 per enemy ship for Dewey’s squadron.
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Dawes
Loan and Trust Companies
Sam
Commissioner of Education
United States
Cuba
Porto Rico
Secretary of the Treasury
Gage
New York
Treasury
McKinley’s Next Message Outlines Philippine and Caribbean Policy
Washington correspondent outlines McKinley’s forthcoming message to Congress. It covers Philippine governance ideas, a shift to civil rule in Cuba, territorial government for Porto Rico, Hawaii laws, Samoa settlement, and naval and currency reform. It notes staff reform, war-finance plans, Panama Canal urgency, and Canada border arrangements.
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McKinley
Philippines
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Washington
New York World
Congress
Philippine Peace Commission
United States
Philippine Archipelago
Cuba
Special Commission
Honolulu
Samoa
Pago- Pago
Root
Spain
Long
Navy Department
Secretary of the Navy
Naval Board
Panama
Nicaragua Canal Commission
Great Britain
Canada
Cooked for 200000 Loss on Apples Hits Chicago Dealers
Chicago commission merchants report a $200,000 loss on apples after three weeks of extreme heat ruined shipments from Michigan New York and Indiana growers. Dealers warn the national apple loss may exceed $1,000,000 for the period Oct 10 to Nov 1.
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Chicago
Chicago Commission
Michigan
New York
Indiana
South Water Street
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Jack the Slasher
Moody
Alliance Township
Moody County
Ziebach County
Pennington County
Deep Creek
Shelby Reed
D. B. Scott
Congregational Church
Cheyenne Agency
Returned Students’ Society
Commissioner General of Immigration
Dewey Watch Fund
Northwest
Columbia
C. E. Correy
John Lippard
Robert Wheeler
North Webster
Gay. Lee
Redfield
Edward Hao
Alabama
Pierre
Birmingham
Ala
Cora Ernst
Woodwood Stock Company
T. Tsuno
Ile
England
Milwaukee
Grantz
Otto P. Th. Grantz
Denver
Vermont
W. L. Shunk
Desipota
Court House
Brown County
Fulton
de Smet
Mitchell's Opera House
W. W. Mann
Elk Point
John A. Loganslain
Miles’ Annual Report
San Fabian
Maj. Cronk
Maj. Marsh
Dagupan
Green
Maj
March
Yarlac
Minio
Wn of
SAULN
E@IWA
Logan
Luuzon
Santiago
Dewey
Manila Bay
Admiral Dewey
Court of Claims
Weinley
Perce Committee
Porto
Rico
Navy
Los Angeles
John Y. Filmore Blake
West Point
Leutenant
Sixth
United States Cavalry
Transvaal
Bremer
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